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In 2000, the population of Geneseo,
New York, was about 7600 people. The
population of the entire state of New York
was about 2.5 × 10^3
times larger than the
population of Geneseo. What was the
population of New York in 2000? Write
your answer in scientific notation.

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Answer:

[tex]1.9*10^{7}\ people[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

y -----> the  population of the entire state of New York

x -----> the  population of Geneseo

we know that

The linear equation that represent this problem is equal to

[tex]y=2.5*10^{3}x[/tex]

we have

[tex]x=7,600\ people[/tex]

substitute in the equation and solve for y

[tex]y=2.5*10^{3}(7,600)[/tex]

[tex]y=19,000,000\ people[/tex]

Convert to scientific notation

[tex]19,000,000=1.9*10^{7}\ people[/tex]

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